Image by partystock on Freepik Today, I read the scriptures from Matthew 10:7-15. We, like the Apostles, are to cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers and drive out demons. I don’t know about you, but this feels like a normal day in my life. I encounter people in all categories. Okay, I didn’t meet any lepers today. […]
I try to choose one thing to DO every Lent. It’s a wonderful practice for self-discipline, reframing life or just feeling better! Yes, my faith is important. The greatest commandment is to love God and love one another, simply put. Basics. What would happen if I tried to love everyone with grace, truth and hope? So where do I begin, […]
Floating and enjoying the sunset. I watched the dolphins swim beside the boat and play in the wake. They are amazing! They joined us on our journey. They are social animals, too. Do you have a peaceful place to go to even if it’s a memory? I feel the breeze and smell the sea. I stand in awe and wonder. […]
Scripture Focus for July 2 R. For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord. Ps89:2a Are you righteous? Are you welcoming Jesus? “Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me…And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones to drink because the little one is a disciple—amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward.” – Jesus (Mt 10:37-42) Giving and Receiving Christ The only real oneness possible [is] Christ in us….In Holy Communion, millions of small hosts are given to millions of people; this does not mean Christ is divided into millions, but that the millions are made one in Christ. {Caryll met a woman during a Mass where there were no Communion hosts to receive. A ragged woman told her to come and a priest would divide her reserved host for them both. Caryll went. She gave Christ to me, Christ’s Passion to the world.] At first sight, suffering seems broken up, unfairly divided. In reality it is the human race that is divided, suffering is a communion that makes us one, as sacramental Communion does. We can give Christ’s Passion to one another, as the poor woman gave Christ to me, and we can comfort Christ in one another in doing so…He gave us his Passion in his body, gave us himself, his suffering and his sacrifice, […]
Spring is a beginning Fall we let go of things Winter we hibernate and rejuvenate, seems cold and lonely Spring we can bloom again Easter is renewal and rebirth! Spring, for me, is a time to clean house, remove clutter and just get moving. I had a winter to hibernate and rejuvenate. In January, I start waiting (very impatiently) for Spring. In the Midwest, we haven’t even hit the worst of Winter yet, and I’m done with cold and cloudy days. I get the “Winter Blues” times ten. I take extra Vitamin D to help with pain and mood! It helps, but I just NEED the sun. I feel trapped inside instead of cozy. I need to get out. But I don’t like the freezing temperatures, rain or snow. In Spring, I really do come ALIVE! During each season, I reflect. I make plans or goals. What can I do? As a Catholic Christian, I get prepared for Spring with Lent. It’s a reflective time where we practice self-control and making good habits. It’s prayerful. It’s penitential. So I double down with preparing or making plans for my NEW life. Everything deciduous (loses it’s leaves and ‘dies’ in the winter like bulbs and perennials), then finds it’s way up and out of the ground in Spring. Love it! The Scripture story of Lazarus is a good example of rebirth and restoration. Jesus tells him to “come out!” of the tomb. […]
My favorite Scripture is Numbers 6:24-26. It is a blessing that I pray/post for people on their birthday and have used in artwork for gifts. Look it up. Dust off your Bible? Find it? When I looked for the exact verses again today, I looked at the footnote and learned something new! What do your Footnotes say about peace? * [6:26] Peace: the Hebrew word Shalom includes the idea of happiness, good health, prosperity, friendship, and general well-being. To use this term as a greeting was to pray for all these things upon the one greeted. Shalom my friends! The Grace and Peace of Christ to you! #IloveScripture Photo credit: Freepik.com
Changing your mind often gets a bad wrap in our modern world. Changing your mind can mean you are flaky, indecisive or frustrating to deal with. Jokes abound about how women are always changing their mind (especially when we can’t figure out what to wear! Lol). Metanoia is usually translated as repent or turn around. Today’s translation could be to change your […]
Here is a letter I sent to a friend you might find helpful! Dear Friend, You spoke about how rest had been something that kept coming back to you in prayer. The message that I keep getting is to let it go. Over and over, even with people who will talk to me expressing their worries, my message to them […]
How is your year going? Did you make a new year’s resolution? Now we are in Lent and trying to keep that resolution! Well, it’s not a political action…it’s more than that. Fr. Kubicki – Aspostleship for Prayer changed the monthly intentions to Evangelization (used to be Mission) because our mission is everywhere, even our own neighborhoods. Pope Francis says […]
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